Acanthoprasium frutescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Marrubieae
Genus: Acanthoprasium
Species: Acanthoprasium frutescens

Name

Acanthoprasium frutescens (L.) Spenn. in T.F.L.Nees von Esenbeck, Gen. Fl. Germ. Gamop. 2: Trib. VII n. 41: [2] (1843).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Moluccella frutescens L., Sp. Pl. 2: 587 (1753).
    • Type locality: "Habitat in Pedemomtio inter Tende & Braille e rupibus. D. Sauvages."
    • Lectotype, designated by Seybold in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Taxon 50 : 513 (2001): Herb. Linn. No. 741.4 (LINN)
• Homotypic
  • Beringeria frutescens (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 325 (1831).
  • Ballota frutescens (L.) J.Woods, Tourist's Fl.: 295 (1850).
  • Ballota frutescens (L.) Coss. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 3: 581 (1881), nom. illeg., pro syn.
• Heterotypic
  • Ballota spinosa Link, Handbuch 1: 475 (1829).
  • Ballota frutescens var. velutina Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 283 (1893).
  • Ballota frutescens var. parcepubescens Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 284 (1893).
  • Ballota frutescens var. nummularia Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar.: 284 (1893).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe France. Southeastern Europe Italy. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Spenner, F.C.L.†, assisted by Putterlick, A. & Endlicher, S.L. 1843. Plantarum Dicotyledonearum subclassis secunda: Gamopetalae. Volumen II. In: Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. (ed.) Genera Plantarum Florae Germanicae Iconibus et Descriptionibus Illustrata. [307 pp.], Henry & Cohen, Bonn. Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 587. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jarvis, C.E., Cafferty, S. & Forrest, L.L. (eds.) 2001. Typification of Linnaean plant names in Lamiaceae (Labiatae). Taxon 50(2): 507–523. DOI: 10.2307/1223898 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Pignatti, S. (ed.) 2018. Flora d’Italia. Volume 3 [Cornaceae – Asteraceae]. 2ª ediz., xix + 1287 pp. Edagricole, Bologna. ISBN 978-88-506-5244-0 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Acanthoprasium frutescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 August 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acanthoprasium frutescens. Published online. Accessed: 06 April 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Acanthoprasium frutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 August 2024. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acanthoprasium frutescens in The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 13.0 of 16 May 2024. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D.R. Hernández Robles, C.A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R.E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, et al., Catalogue of Life. Amsterdam, Netherlands. DOI: 10.48580/dgqdn-4nz Published online. Accessed: 2025 March 18 Reference page. 
• Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Acanthoprasium frutescens. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2025 May 13.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthoprasium frutescens. Accessed: 18 March 2025. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthoprasium frutescens. Accessed: 2024 August 01.

Vernacular names

• français: Ballote épineuse
• italiano: Cimiciotta spinosa

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